Bloom Where You Are Planted

The last year has certainly not been easy. That’s quite the understatement. Having had a setback in my line of work, revenues all but disappeared. Being an entrepreneur was draining, being a leader for all those who believed in me was even more challenging. Personally, me and my family were afflicted with the Corona Virus and I had a traumatic hospital experience, being worst hit. 

But you can’t keep me down…. 

I’m really happy that I did not let any of it get to me. I’m proud that I was always ideating, coming up with strategies that could help my Podar Jumbo Kids family and my actual family get back on their feet.

The greatest joy of this year for me has been TAPAS! It has been my long standing dream to be part of the progressive education movement. I come from a family of educators and entrepreneurs. With their blessings and my husband’s support, I decided to bring my dream to fruition. With like-minded, passionate educators, I constituted TAPAS – A progressive educational institution, to overcome the challenges that plague today’s education system. Tapas is an innovative space that combats the twin problems of learner disengagement and low academic achievement.

Taking inspiration from our ancient wisdom, extracting the best of the current proficiencies, deeply rooted in a vision for a sustainable tomorrow, Tapas is a micro institution with macro ideals.

As an educator, serial entrepreneur and mother of a twelve year old, I feel very plugged into the issues that parents face in our community. Over the years I have had the pleasure of not only visiting and seeing the success of the alternative school approach, but have experienced it first hand with my son’s school as well. 

While I continue with my passion for early years, I’m stepping into this new role that is exciting and seems to be a culmination of my life experiences.

Do pour in your love and wishes, God knows I need it all…

And that’s how I’m blooming where I’m planted…..